Two teens from Montreal have developed VisAbility, a cane and cap that helps visually impaired people have a better sense of their surroundings and detect approaching objects.
Rosemount High School students, Yash Varde and Helena Goossens, developed a cane and hat for visually impaired travelers.
“We saw a blind person struggling to find the exit in the Metro,” said Varde. “They were using their cane to detect the walls and where the door can be.”
Both 15-year-olds say the experience compelled them to try and create something to help visually impaired people have a better sense of their surroundings. While it started out as a science project, it quickly turned into something bigger with help from Google.